Game Designer - Mobile Games

About the role

Mindstorm Studios, a developer of free-to-play mobile games headquartered in San Francisco with development in Lahore, is looking for a passionate Game Designer. You will build, tune and test features for its games, design game systems and economies, and use data to improve monetization, engagement and retention.

Key responsibilities

• Build, tune and rigorously test new and existing features for free-to-play mobile games
• Design game systems, solid economies and live events for a large global player base
• Analyze live game data, use data-backed hypotheses and A/B testing to balance economies and difficulty
• Apply UX principles and wireframing to your designs
• Work closely with designers, artists and engineers and share design choices clearly
• Create and maintain game documentation and give feedback on the creative direction of features and systems

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Game Design, Computer Science, Game Development, Multimedia Arts, Communication Design or similar; experience in place of a degree is acceptable
• Ideally 0-2 years of designer experience, especially on casual or hyper-casual free-to-play mobile games
• Good understanding of game mechanics, clear thinking and strong communication
• Proactive team player open to feedback, curious and observant

Required skills

• Comfort with design and dev tools such as Google Suite, Adobe Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop), Figma, Unity and data analysis tools is a strong plus
• Knowledge of A/B testing is a bonus

What we offer

• Learning and exposure to the global game industry with career progression
• Flat hierarchy, 5 weeks' paid time off per year, wedding/paternal leave and paid sick leave
• Provident fund, full healthcare, fuel allowance, subsidized lunches, fitness allowance, gadget discounts and yearly bonuses
• HR events, team lunches, movie nights, monthly birthdays, company retreats and games/sports competitions